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HCA Healthcare, Inc. (Nashville, TN) announced the completion of the purchase of a majority stake in Brookdale Health Care Services (BHS) from Brookdale Senior Living Inc. HCA Healthcare purchased 80% equity of Brookdale Health Care Services for $400 million. Brookdale retained a 20% equity interest in the venture … Read More

HCA Healthcare acquires majority stake in Brookdale Health Care ServicesRead More

Ochsner Health (New Orleans, LA), a health system, is starting a new manufacturing business to make personal protective equipment (PPE). Not only will Ochsner be making gloves, gowns, masks and N95 respirators, it will manufacture the materials used to make those items, such as the liquid nitrile needed for gloves and the spunbond meltblown spunbond …

Ochsner Health to start PPE manufacturing companyRead More

Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas, TX) announced that CEO Jim Hinton plans to retire from the role and transition it to President Pete McCanna, effective January 1, 2022. The transition plan has been in the works since July 2017, when Hinton announced his recruitment of McCanna to serve in the newly formed Office of …

Baylor Scott & White Health announces CEO transition to take place in January 2022Read More

The data security regulatory environment is changing at breakneck speed and that, in turn, affects how you should approach privacy in healthcare marketing. If you fail to adhere to the industry’s privacy rules, you risk more than hurting your bottom line – you may be in for hefty fines, protracted lawsuits, and a considerable drop …

The Smart Manufacturer’s Guide to Data Privacy in Healthcare MarketingRead More

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering new cybersecurity requirements for hospitals participating in Medicare after a watchdog agency recommended CMS should require the facilities to address the cybersecurity of their networked medical devices. CMS does not require accreditation organizations that review most acute care hospitals for participation in Medicare to ask …

HHS OIG: Medicare should require hospital device securityRead More

Healthcare supply chain shortages triggered spikes in demand and prices, making it difficult for healthcare systems to keep pace. Even with the challenges at hand, community hospitals are finding new ways to meet future demands and navigate a supply chain still recovering from the COVID-19 disruption.Healthcare supply chain issues persist, particularly for personal protective equipment …

How to overcome a still-fragile, post-COVID healthcare supply chainRead More

Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) has promoted Jessica Daley to Group Vice President, Supply Chain, effective immediately. In this role, Daley will lead Premier’s pharmacy strategy and serve as the Chief Pharmacy Officer for Premier. For the past year, Daley has served as Premier’s Vice President of Pharmacy Supplier Engagement. A licensed pharmacist, Daley … Read …

Premier Inc. promotes Jessica Daley to Group Vice President, Supply ChainRead More

Pandion Optimization Alliance, a rapidly growing player in the group purchasing organization (GPO) space, announced it will acquire New Source GPO (Atlanta, GA). New Source GPO, founded in 2003, has 12,000+ membership base in the Southeast as well as around the country. New Source Founder and CEO, Jacqueline Byrum, saw an opportunity to build a …

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More than ever before, non-acute facilities play a critical role in delivering care and reaching today’s patient population. JHC recently talked with Darrick Adams, Director, non-acute, supply chain at AdventHealth, about the unique challenges and opportunities he’s faced when dealing with non-acute facilities … Read More

JHC Recognizes Top Non-Acute Supply Chain Leaders: Darrick Adams – AdventHealthRead More

This month’s edition of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting (JHC) includes:Cyberattacks Threaten U.S. HospitalsCollaborative Diabetes CareThe Geriatric EDThe Importance of Independent and Specialty Distributors Throughout the PandemicIn the Name of the PatientAmbulatory Surgery CentersPrimary Care’s ChallengeImportance of Organizational Culture in Healthcare SettingsHealth News and Notes Read More

The July Issue of JHC is Online!Read More